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Automatic Age

Issue: 1931 February - Page 7

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THE TOM THUMB, IS THE ONLY
COUNTER-BALANCE SPRINGLESS
4 FOOT MIRROR SCALE IN THE WORLD
Exclusive Features of the Tom Thumb Twin
counter-balance coin operated mirror scale
Oil Cushion shock absorber.
Dial revolves on Ball Bear­
ings. Balance weights oper­
ate on steel V Blocks and
Knife-edge Steel Blades.
The Head and Base are Por­
celain Enameled. The Cab­
inet is steel, finished in baked
enameled colors. The Scales
are finished in a variety of
colors.. Base has Brass Roll­
ers and B ra ss L e v e lin g
Screws— easy to move and to
set level on uneven floors.
Beams have 4-way Steel Piv­
ots and operate on adjustable
steel loops, only one adjust­
ment screw to set scale in
balance in a minute (a child
can do it).
No other so called small scale
has all the features we show,
so why buy an experiment,
when you can buy the genu­
ine TOM THUMB at such a
low price.
You can insert the coin be­
fore or after stepping on the
Platform (a Watling patent).
Only one person can
weighed for one coin.
Height 48 in. Width of base
12 in. Length of Base 24 in.
get
W AT LING'S
TOM THUMB
MIRROR SCALE
NO SPRINGS
A CUSTOMER
This young lady is
going to see what
she weighs on a Tom
Thumb Scale located
in the M a d ison
Square State Bank,
Chicago, 111. Banks
are good locations
for scales.
The Boy is meditat­
ing whether to get
weighed on the Tom
Thumb Scale or buy
another cookie. Note
— the scale against
the wall case in the
store.
Made Only By
WATLING SCALE COMPANY
Cable Address
Watlingite Chicago
© International Arcade M useum
Telephone
Columbus 2770
4640 W . Fulton St.
Chicago, III. U.S.A.
http://www .arcade-m useum .com /

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